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To, Himson
🇿🇦FIDE 14328860· Male· South Africa· Born in 2000
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Himson To, a 26-year-old South African player, is rated 1798. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 UNSW Open Weekender and 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 69 months (2020–2026, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1847 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024); he also reached South African #83 in Feb 2022.
At junior level, he reached #11 and #13 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz—
All-time high
1847
−49 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1847
at age 24 · −49 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak South African rank: #83
at age 22 · rated 1745
Feb 2022
2020
11th South African U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1745
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1702 → 1745
May 2020
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1810
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1847 → 1798
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
5W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #17 | 1888 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #25 | 1718 | -36.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#246
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,606
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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